The trick to thinking about this clearly is to get the victim out of the hands of the ghouls and their assorted versions of lies, half-truths and outright fabrication. Once the victim is on the autopsy table under good lighting, a proper investigation may begin.
Once you begin to examine an economic policy without the shade of political infighting and denial you can make progress. Our country can't generate the revenue to continue along it's current path with regard to completely unbridled spending. Practical solutions are required.